Sri Rama Kavya: Dance drama on the epic Ramayana

The fourth international Ramayana festival, which is organised by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations of India, will commence in New Delhi on 29 October and will continue till 31 October. 

Artists from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand and India are invited to present their artistic creations on the epic Ramayana in order to experience the impact of Ramayana world over. 

The reputed Sri Lankan dance institution ‘Natya Kala Mandhir’ will present a Dance Drama titled ‘Sri Rama Kavya’, which is choreographed and produced by a renowned Bharatnatyam guru Kalasuri Vasugy Jegatheeswaran. Well-known dance exponents T. K. Thiruchelvam and T. Tharmalingam will perform in this program along with the senior Natya Kala Mandhir artists Shalini Vageeshwaran, Arthana Jambunathan, Harinni Amrritha Vishvanathan, Vidhushali Ganesh, Kaikeshwari Manoharan, Dakshana Kumararatnam and Keerthana Varatharajan. The music composition is by Nadika Weligodapola. 

Sri Rama Kavya is an innovative interpretation, depicting Ramayana from a Sri Lankan perspective. This dance drama will be staged in the cities New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Baroda during this festive season.